“To lie in the soft brown earth,
with the grasses waving above one's head,
and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no tomorrow.
To forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace.”
- Oscar Wilde

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Signs of life in the cemetery

In the quiet of the necropolis there are always markers of life continuing. This 'moving on', if you will, is manifested in notices which attempt to maintain order, pickets which promise perpetual maintenance, signs which serve as reminders of our ultimate end, and markers of special remembrance. Click on the photos to get a better view of the signs.

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Inspiration for this blog

As a social historian and 'graveyard rabbit', I am committed to preservation of the history we find in cemeteries. This blog is principally dedicated to cemeteries in Ireland, although I have included a few sights from North American cemeteries. Together with photos of headstones, grave markers, and other sights of beauty from the necropolis.